By Ambassador Erik Cornell, Dr. Kemal Kaya, and Dr. Svante E. Cornell On November 3, Turkey is facing one of the most unpredictable elections of its modern history. This election, coming against the backdrop of one of Turkey?s worst economic crises, is set to rearrange the upper political echelons i

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It was based upon a military pattern. Its foundation was proceed

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While Turkey that is trying to enter the EU in the process integration, CHP has announced that they are going to be unified with YTP that was established by a former CHP deputy ?smail Cem.
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Through the end of 2004 Prime Minister Tayyip Erdo?an has participated to the religious opening ceremonies of a museum that is under the protection of Armenian Patriahate, mosque and then to a church and a synagogue.
The multi-cultural and religious past of Turkey that belonged to the pre-Republ